Bethlen Communities Hospice in Ligonier, Pennsylvania

Bethlen Communities Hospice is a medicare-certified hospice facility in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit hospice and this hospice is a Part of a Home Health Agency. It is located at 327 West Vincent Street in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to the office of Bethlen Communities Hospice via phone at (724) 238-2613.

Bethlen Communities Hospice is first approved in March, 2009 to provide medicare and/or medicaid services and its CMS certification number (CCN) is 391710. Philadelphia is the CMS Regional Office responsible for the certification of this hospice.

Contact Information


Bethlen Communities Hospice
327 West Vincent Street, Ligonier, PA, 15658
(724) 238-2613

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Hospice Profile

NameBethlen Communities Hospice
Location327 West Vincent Street, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Hospice ID391710
CategoryPart of a Home Health Agency
Ownership TypeVoluntary Non-profit - Church
Profit TypeNON-PROFIT
SSA county code770

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NPI associated with this Hospice

A hospice usually have one NPI number but sometimes it may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Bethlen Communities Hospice from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1609027721
Organization NameBethlen Home Of The Hungarian Reformed Federation Of America
Address618a West Main St. Ligonier, Pennsylvania, 15658
Phone Number(724)238-2613

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Quality of Patient Care at Bethlen Communities Hospice

Hospice staff should discuss treatment preferences and patient beliefs and values with patients and/or caregivers. They should also identify and provide interventions to address pain, shortness of breath and constipation (caused by opioids) to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Bethlen Communities Hospice has the following score in these measures of patient care.
Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Quality MeasureProvider ScoreNational Score
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care100.098.3
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care93.293.6
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care97.793.9
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problemNot Available77.7
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care97.797.3
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breathNot Available94.6
Patients taking opioid pain medication who were offered care for constipationNot Available93.3

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Services Provided by Bethlen Communities Hospice:

Hospice provide various services either through their own staff or through third-party arrangements. Find the list of services provided by Bethlen Communities Hospice below:
  • By staff
    • Home Health Aide Service
    • Counseling Service
    • Home Maker Service
    • Medical Social Service
    • Nursing Service
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physician Service
    • Physical Therapy
    • Short Term Inpatient care
    • Speech Pathology

  • Under Arrangement
    • Medical Supply Service

  • Combination of Staff and Under Arrangement
    • No services

  • Type of Short Term Inpatient Care
    • Acute and Respite

Number of Full-time equivalent Employees:

Number of full time equivalent employees at Bethlen Communities Hospice
Home Health Aides1
Counselors0.5
Homemakers0.25
Medical Social Workers 0.5
Physicians0.5
Registered Nurses1
Total Employees3.75

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Number of Full-time equivalent Volunteers:

Others2
Total Volunteers2

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Certification Details for Bethlen Communities Hospice:

  • September, 2015 is the initial visit of the health survey for certifications by CMS.
  • It is in compliance at the time of certification survey by CMS.
  • It is eligible to participate in the medicare and/or medicaid program.
  • Cahaba is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), intermediary or carrier servicing this hospice.
  • Current status is Active Provider.
  • Reason of certification is Recertification.
  • End of fiscal year is on 31, December.
  • Related Provider Number is 398058.

Hospices in Ligonier

Bethlen Communities Hospice
Location: 327 West Vincent Street, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, 15658
Phone: (724) 238-2613

Medicare Hospice Care

What is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.

How long can one get medicare hospice care?
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the disease runs its normal course). If the person receiving hospice care live longer than 6 months, he or she can still get hospice care.
  • A person can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods.
  • At the start of each period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that the person is terminally ill (with a life expectancy of 6 months or less). This step is must for continued hospice care.

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